2002 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia explained
| 2002 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia |
| Date Start: | 26 October 2002 |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Venue: | Stadium Australia |
| Location: | Sydney, (Australia) |
| Next: | 2015 |
The 2002 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia was the tenth and final round of the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix season (the world championship). It took place on 26 October 2002 at the Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
It was the first time that the Speedway Grand Prix of Australia had been held and the Speedway Grand Prix would not return to Australia again until 2015.
The Grand Prix was by the American rider Greg Hancock (his 5th career Grand Prix win).[6]
Grand Prix result
| width=25px | Pos. | width=250px | Rider | width=20px | 1 | width=20px | 2 | width=20px | 3 | width=20px | 4 | width=20px | 5 | width=20px | 6 | width=30px | SF1 | width=30px | SF2 | width=30px | Final | width=80px | GP Points |
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| 1 |  Greg Hancock | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | 2 | | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | 3 | | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1 | | 13 |
| 6 | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | 1 | | | 13 |
| 7 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | t | | | 11 |
| 8 |  Lukáš Dryml | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | 0 | | 11 |
| 9 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 8 |
| 10 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 8 |
| 11 | | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 7 |
| 12 | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | 7 |
| 13 | | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 6 |
| 14 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 15 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 5 |
| 16 | | 2 | f | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 5 |
| 17 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 18 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 19 | | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 20 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 21 | | 1 | ef | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 22 | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 23 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | | ns | ns | | | | | | | | 1 | |
Heat by heat
- Heat 1 Nicholls, Cegielski, Poole, Klingberg
- Heat 2 Dryml, Ulamek, Wiltshire, Lyons (M)
- Heat 3 Adams, Jonsson, Brhel, Smith
- Heat 4 Ferjan, Johnston, Karlsson, Loram (NS)
- Heat 5 Poole, Lyons, Brhel (EF), Loram (NS)
- Heat 6 Karlsson, Wiltshire, Klingberg, Smith
- Heat 7 Nicholls, Adams, Johnston, Ulamek (F/X)
- Heat 8 Dryml, Jonsson, Cegielski, Ferjan
- Heat 9 Rickardsson, Crump, Sullivan, Holta
- Heat 10 Gollob, Pedersen, Hamill, Hancock
- Heat 11 Johnston, Ferjan, Wiltshire, Poole
- Heat 12 Karlsson, Ulamek, Cegielski, Lyons
- Heat 13 Hancock, Rickardsson, Nicholls, Ulamek
- Heat 14 Dryml, Sullivan, Ferjan, Pedersen
- Heat 15 Crump, Karlsson, Adams, Hamill
- Heat 16 Jonsson, Gollob, Johnston (M), Holta (F/X)
- Heat 17 Nicholls, Holta, Pedersen, Adams
- Heat 18 Hamill, Johnston, Ferjan, Ulamek
- Heat 19 Crump, Hancock, Sullivan, Gollob
- Heat 20 Dryml, Jonsson, Karlsson, Rickardsson
- Heat 21 Sullivan, Nicholls, Rickardsson, Johnston
- Heat 22 Karlsson, Holta, Gollob, Hamill
- Semi-finals
- Heat 23 Holta, Crump, Jonsson, Sullivan (T)
- Heat 24 Hancock, Nicholls, Karlsson (F), Dryml (F/X)
- Final
- Heat 25 Hancock, Nicholls, Crump, Holta
Notes and References
- Web site: World individual final - Rider index . British Speedway. 11 July 2024.
- Web site: World Championship roll of honour . FIM Speedway . 11 July 2024.
- Web site: A Year in Summary : 2002 . Speedway Plus . 11 July 2024.
- Web site: 2002 Grand Prix riding line up confirmed . Crash.net . 11 July 2024.
- Web site: Speedway Grand Prix . Speedway Grand Prix DK . 11 July 2024.
- Web site: Hancock takes final 2002 GP in Sydney . Crash.net . 12 July 2024.
